Blasphemy and atheist rituals: An interview with S. Brent Plate

Chris Stedman | Jun 13, 2014

As atheists communities continue to grow, some people are asking: If rituals help bind religious communities, do atheist communities need rituals?

To learn more I reached out to S. Brent Plate, author of the new book A History of Religion in 5½ Objects: Bringing the Spiritual to Its Senses. The visiting associate professor of religious studies at Hamilton College and co-founder and managing editor of Material Religion: The Journal of Objects, Art, and Belief, Plate has written for the Washington Post and Huffington Post.

Below we discuss atheist rituals, the connection between art and blasphemy, and why religion is about more than just belief.

Chris Stedman: What inspired you to write A History of Religion in 5½ Objects?

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